Tom Granger
@tomgranger.bsky.social
Maker of random things, co-maker of one person, Google Arts & Culture engineer. I like pixels. he/him. Also on mastodon and the other thing.
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Introducing : Tinytron 📺
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
I also learnt that the ill fated Amiga CD32 was announced in that very Science Museum (and that it was "popular in Europe", for some definition of popular I suppose).
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I also learnt that the ill fated Amiga CD32 was announced in that very Science Museum (and that it was "popular in Europe", for some definition of popular I suppose).
Monkey Island (🐒🏝️ for short) randomly spotted today in a London museum...
...Twice !?!
- 🐒🏝️ 2 Special Edition is playable in the Power Up exhibition at The Science Museum
- 🐒🏝️ 1 is part of the very serious Pirates exhibition at the National Maritime Museum (right next to Sid Meier's own Pirates!)
...Twice !?!
- 🐒🏝️ 2 Special Edition is playable in the Power Up exhibition at The Science Museum
- 🐒🏝️ 1 is part of the very serious Pirates exhibition at the National Maritime Museum (right next to Sid Meier's own Pirates!)
December 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Monkey Island (🐒🏝️ for short) randomly spotted today in a London museum...
...Twice !?!
- 🐒🏝️ 2 Special Edition is playable in the Power Up exhibition at The Science Museum
- 🐒🏝️ 1 is part of the very serious Pirates exhibition at the National Maritime Museum (right next to Sid Meier's own Pirates!)
...Twice !?!
- 🐒🏝️ 2 Special Edition is playable in the Power Up exhibition at The Science Museum
- 🐒🏝️ 1 is part of the very serious Pirates exhibition at the National Maritime Museum (right next to Sid Meier's own Pirates!)
Can't stop tweaking Tinytron 🤗📺
- fixed longer videos support
- jpeg files + slideshow mode with customizable timing interval
- unique AP SSID (useful for workshops!)
- updated doc: V1 rev boards, non destructive cable mod
🙏 @onemore.bsky.social for your contributions!
t0mg.github.io/tinytron
- fixed longer videos support
- jpeg files + slideshow mode with customizable timing interval
- unique AP SSID (useful for workshops!)
- updated doc: V1 rev boards, non destructive cable mod
🙏 @onemore.bsky.social for your contributions!
t0mg.github.io/tinytron
Tinytron 📺
Easy DIY 1.69" mini TV desk toy that plays videos over wifi or microSD
t0mg.github.io
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Can't stop tweaking Tinytron 🤗📺
- fixed longer videos support
- jpeg files + slideshow mode with customizable timing interval
- unique AP SSID (useful for workshops!)
- updated doc: V1 rev boards, non destructive cable mod
🙏 @onemore.bsky.social for your contributions!
t0mg.github.io/tinytron
- fixed longer videos support
- jpeg files + slideshow mode with customizable timing interval
- unique AP SSID (useful for workshops!)
- updated doc: V1 rev boards, non destructive cable mod
🙏 @onemore.bsky.social for your contributions!
t0mg.github.io/tinytron
Reposted by Tom Granger
⚠️ TR-49 -- an archive of books that don't exist ⚠️
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
⚠️ TR-49 -- an archive of books that don't exist ⚠️
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
Yes, build one this weekend! 🙂
Also did you know it supports screen mirroring and has a cool web UI ? Watch the presentation video I apparently made way too late :)
Also did you know it supports screen mirroring and has a cool web UI ? Watch the presentation video I apparently made way too late :)
The Tinytron is an ESP32-powered faux CRT TV that you can build this weekend to scratch that itch for analog nostalgia.
Build a Tiny TV This Weekend
The Tinytron is an ESP32-powered faux CRT TV that you can build this weekend to scratch that itch for analog nostalgia.
www.hackster.io
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Yes, build one this weekend! 🙂
Also did you know it supports screen mirroring and has a cool web UI ? Watch the presentation video I apparently made way too late :)
Also did you know it supports screen mirroring and has a cool web UI ? Watch the presentation video I apparently made way too late :)
I found out why the Tinytron assembly video has 10x more views than the demo video :)
hackaday.com/2025/11/30/t...
hackaday.com/2025/11/30/t...
Tiny Little TV Runs On ESP32
Few of us keep big old cathode ray tubes in the house anymore, but we can still appreciate the form factor of the classic TV. Indeed, the Tinytron from [t0mg] is a neat little tchotchke in this vei…
hackaday.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I found out why the Tinytron assembly video has 10x more views than the demo video :)
hackaday.com/2025/11/30/t...
hackaday.com/2025/11/30/t...
Made a showcase video for my Tinytron project :) youtu.be/HspYfg55T3A
Tinytron ESP32 Mini TV demo
YouTube video by Tom
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Made a showcase video for my Tinytron project :) youtu.be/HspYfg55T3A
Reposted by Tom Granger
Great looking edu-ish 80 days-ish gone, love the idea.
I can't lie, seeing the first wishlists trickle in feels amazing after working on this for a year. 🫣
store.steampowered.com/app/4015290/... #gamedev #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/4015290/... #gamedev #indiegames
Trailmarks on Steam
You're the new fact-checker for the Trailmarks Travel Guide. Your job: Answer trivia, verify facts and circumnavigate the globe before time and money run out. Travel by boat, bus, train, or flight. Tr...
store.steampowered.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Great looking edu-ish 80 days-ish gone, love the idea.
@atomic14.bsky.social hey Chris, just wanted to say thanks for all your content, and in particular your ESP32-Tv series which served as the basis for my Tinytron project: t0mg.github.io/tinytron/
Cheers !
Cheers !
Tinytron 📺
Easy DIY 1.69" mini TV desk toy that plays videos over wifi or microSD
t0mg.github.io
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@atomic14.bsky.social hey Chris, just wanted to say thanks for all your content, and in particular your ESP32-Tv series which served as the basis for my Tinytron project: t0mg.github.io/tinytron/
Cheers !
Cheers !
I don't know if I'll ever beat the amount of over engineering I've put in the Jackal project. This ain't it for sure. However, this one is my most over-engineered GitHub repository so far:
- auto firmware build on push (both OTA and factory ones)
- auto website deploy on push (GitHub pages)
- auto firmware build on push (both OTA and factory ones)
- auto website deploy on push (GitHub pages)
Introducing : Tinytron 📺
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I don't know if I'll ever beat the amount of over engineering I've put in the Jackal project. This ain't it for sure. However, this one is my most over-engineered GitHub repository so far:
- auto firmware build on push (both OTA and factory ones)
- auto website deploy on push (GitHub pages)
- auto firmware build on push (both OTA and factory ones)
- auto website deploy on push (GitHub pages)
Introducing : Tinytron 📺
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Introducing : Tinytron 📺
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
A TV Combi desk toy with a 1.69" display that plays videos from a microSD or a remote computer over WiFi.
Project costs under 30€ and can be built in less than an hour, 3D print included! ⚡
So... who are you going to gift one to? 🤗
Files & docs: t0mg.github.io/tinytron
My next pet project is hiding on my desk. Can you spot it? Wrong answers only.
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My next pet project is hiding on my desk. Can you spot it? Wrong answers only.
I'll be hosting a panel at Adventure X about how I took it when Jon thought of me for voicing a pedantic character with a french accent.
Featuring:
- voices by @pabosher.com, @paulwarren.bsky.social and @rmcloughlin.bsky.social
- music from @composerchapman.bsky.social
- additional VO from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @hollynielsen.bsky.social, @daddycheese.bsky.social & @tomgranger.bsky.social
- words from... we don't know
- voices by @pabosher.com, @paulwarren.bsky.social and @rmcloughlin.bsky.social
- music from @composerchapman.bsky.social
- additional VO from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @hollynielsen.bsky.social, @daddycheese.bsky.social & @tomgranger.bsky.social
- words from... we don't know
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I'll be hosting a panel at Adventure X about how I took it when Jon thought of me for voicing a pedantic character with a french accent.
Reposted by Tom Granger
Today is the day to tell a strange story.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today is the day to tell a strange story.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
Reposted by Tom Granger
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
Reposted by Tom Granger
I just want to put this out into the universe.
If you are a homebrew developer of a GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SMS, MD/Genesis, N64, or PS1 game with a free version or a free demo of you game, I’d love to ship it with SuperStation as a physical or digital demo disk.
If you are a homebrew developer of a GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SMS, MD/Genesis, N64, or PS1 game with a free version or a free demo of you game, I’d love to ship it with SuperStation as a physical or digital demo disk.
This is a very impressive PS1 game by @eliasdaler.bsky.social running on SuperStation.
November 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I just want to put this out into the universe.
If you are a homebrew developer of a GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SMS, MD/Genesis, N64, or PS1 game with a free version or a free demo of you game, I’d love to ship it with SuperStation as a physical or digital demo disk.
If you are a homebrew developer of a GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SMS, MD/Genesis, N64, or PS1 game with a free version or a free demo of you game, I’d love to ship it with SuperStation as a physical or digital demo disk.
Code here github.com/t0mg/midi-re...
October 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Code here github.com/t0mg/midi-re...
🎹🔴 Twas oddly difficult to find a free, web based MIDI recorder + player for my spouse's piano sessions.
So I made t0mg.github.io/midi-recorder 100% from my phone with Gemini (AI Studio + jules.google.com), GitHub, svgomg and inline editing.
A bit of a meta experiment, with a tangible outcome 🎶
So I made t0mg.github.io/midi-recorder 100% from my phone with Gemini (AI Studio + jules.google.com), GitHub, svgomg and inline editing.
A bit of a meta experiment, with a tangible outcome 🎶
MIDI Recorder
t0mg.github.io
October 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🎹🔴 Twas oddly difficult to find a free, web based MIDI recorder + player for my spouse's piano sessions.
So I made t0mg.github.io/midi-recorder 100% from my phone with Gemini (AI Studio + jules.google.com), GitHub, svgomg and inline editing.
A bit of a meta experiment, with a tangible outcome 🎶
So I made t0mg.github.io/midi-recorder 100% from my phone with Gemini (AI Studio + jules.google.com), GitHub, svgomg and inline editing.
A bit of a meta experiment, with a tangible outcome 🎶
Hear me out: a highly accurate fiction film set in the 1990 Atari/Amiga coding scene. No mainstream producer would produce that. But a crowd of nerds just might.
- "Where do I sign", you ask?
- fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...
Sure it's in French but if you contribute enough there will be subtitles 😏
- "Where do I sign", you ask?
- fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...
Sure it's in French but if you contribute enough there will be subtitles 😏
DEMO - Un film double face / double densité par Alex Pilot
Une plongée fascinante dans l'univers des coders amateurs sur Atari ST et Amiga.
fr.ulule.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hear me out: a highly accurate fiction film set in the 1990 Atari/Amiga coding scene. No mainstream producer would produce that. But a crowd of nerds just might.
- "Where do I sign", you ask?
- fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...
Sure it's in French but if you contribute enough there will be subtitles 😏
- "Where do I sign", you ask?
- fr.ulule.com/demo-par-ale...
Sure it's in French but if you contribute enough there will be subtitles 😏
I asked Gemini to decrypt the redacted tagline in @mrsambarlow.bsky.social's Project D (store.steampowered.com/app/2640200/...).
The response is obviously hallucinated (there is no such text in P.T.) but I'm very puzzled by how eerily specific it feels given that I gave zero context. Kinda spooky!
The response is obviously hallucinated (there is no such text in P.T.) but I'm very puzzled by how eerily specific it feels given that I gave zero context. Kinda spooky!
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I asked Gemini to decrypt the redacted tagline in @mrsambarlow.bsky.social's Project D (store.steampowered.com/app/2640200/...).
The response is obviously hallucinated (there is no such text in P.T.) but I'm very puzzled by how eerily specific it feels given that I gave zero context. Kinda spooky!
The response is obviously hallucinated (there is no such text in P.T.) but I'm very puzzled by how eerily specific it feels given that I gave zero context. Kinda spooky!
Reposted by Tom Granger
After Expelled came out we looked around for our next project, considering mechanical successors to Highland, 80 Days, Heaven’s Vault…
… and settled on a design that looked “simple”, has a completely new-to-us-anyway loop and narrative architecture.
It wasn’t simple :(
… and settled on a design that looked “simple”, has a completely new-to-us-anyway loop and narrative architecture.
It wasn’t simple :(
September 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
After Expelled came out we looked around for our next project, considering mechanical successors to Highland, 80 Days, Heaven’s Vault…
… and settled on a design that looked “simple”, has a completely new-to-us-anyway loop and narrative architecture.
It wasn’t simple :(
… and settled on a design that looked “simple”, has a completely new-to-us-anyway loop and narrative architecture.
It wasn’t simple :(
Made a lil puzzle treasure chest for an event.
An Arduino monitors 8 reed switches under the lid, triggered by the 🧩s (plywood top + MDF mid layer to hold a magnet + iron-on edge banding).
When placed in the expected order a tiny servo unlatches the box! Nobody noticed the Easter egg tune though 😛
An Arduino monitors 8 reed switches under the lid, triggered by the 🧩s (plywood top + MDF mid layer to hold a magnet + iron-on edge banding).
When placed in the expected order a tiny servo unlatches the box! Nobody noticed the Easter egg tune though 😛
August 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Made a lil puzzle treasure chest for an event.
An Arduino monitors 8 reed switches under the lid, triggered by the 🧩s (plywood top + MDF mid layer to hold a magnet + iron-on edge banding).
When placed in the expected order a tiny servo unlatches the box! Nobody noticed the Easter egg tune though 😛
An Arduino monitors 8 reed switches under the lid, triggered by the 🧩s (plywood top + MDF mid layer to hold a magnet + iron-on edge banding).
When placed in the expected order a tiny servo unlatches the box! Nobody noticed the Easter egg tune though 😛
Vampire Weekend showing some C64 love on stage ❤️ @wearecommodore.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Vampire Weekend showing some C64 love on stage ❤️ @wearecommodore.bsky.social
Expedition 33 Acts <=> FFVII CDs
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Expedition 33 Acts <=> FFVII CDs
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Another great vid from @modernvintagegamer.com
I'll also point out demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net initiative to get it registered as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage & it was recognized in France as a spontaneous digital creation movement this year thanks to mo5.com
youtube.com/watch?v=vIQ7...
I'll also point out demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net initiative to get it registered as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage & it was recognized in France as a spontaneous digital creation movement this year thanks to mo5.com
youtube.com/watch?v=vIQ7...
The Incredible Demo Scene - Making Art with Code
YouTube video by Modern Vintage Gamer
youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Another great vid from @modernvintagegamer.com
I'll also point out demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net initiative to get it registered as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage & it was recognized in France as a spontaneous digital creation movement this year thanks to mo5.com
youtube.com/watch?v=vIQ7...
I'll also point out demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net initiative to get it registered as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage & it was recognized in France as a spontaneous digital creation movement this year thanks to mo5.com
youtube.com/watch?v=vIQ7...